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肘

zhǒu

Meanings

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zhǒu
  1. 1.elbow
  2. 2.pork shoulder

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.elbow
  2. 2.upper part of a leg of pork (as food)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *tkuʔ): semantic 肉 + phonetic 寸 (OC *tkuʔ). Originally written as 寸, an ideogram of a hand (又) with a stroke outlining the elbow. This character was distinct from 寸; however, their shapes were too similar, so a 肉 was added to distinguish it. From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-g(r)u (“elbow, cubit”).

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Stroke order

Components

肘月寸

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Synonyms

手肘臂肘胳膊肘兒胳臂肘兒胳膊肘子胳膊肘胳膊曲樑子胳膊拐子拐肘胳膊彎兒拐肘子肘子胳肘子倒拐子胳膊卯胳杵子胳膊腕胳肘拐子肘拐子手倒拐手拐子拐子大拐拐手拐拐倒拐倒拐頭胳膊拐手彎彎手拐頭手骨拐

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Derived terms

事生肘腋懸肘悬肘手肘拐肘捉襟肘見捉襟肘见捉襟見肘捉襟见肘掣肘掣襟肘見掣襟肘见掣襟露肘禍生肘腋祸生肘腋網球肘网球肘肘子肘後方肘后方肘手鍊足肘手炼足肘窩肘窝肘腋肘腋之患肘腋之憂肘腋之忧肘關節肘关节

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Related words

肘子 pork shoulder护肘 elbow pad掣肘 to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder肘击 to strike with the elbow; to elbow实肘 full arm (method of painting)手肘 elbow肘腋 lit. armpit胳膊肘 elbow东坡肘子 Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 苏东坡胳臂肘儿 elbow变生肘腋 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep捉襟见肘 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)